This month's Units magazine from the National Apartment Association has a good piece on fraud detection.  

I have been listening to BiggerPockets for a couple of months now and have been doing my own research over the past several months as well.

This was months ago and family member has lawyered up to see what’s going on we did continue working until we ran out of credit card figuring once the money is released we could just pay off the cards but the money is still on hold Back in October we decided that money does not exist and started applying for hard money loan/speaking to lenders and have gotten nowhere.

Let's say you spent a month on the initial preparation: cleaning, painting, shopping for furnishings, assembling IKEA furniture and so on.

I spent months reading, browsing forums and meeting with other investors to prepare.

Mind you, they had my plans for months.

The total cost for this monthly for me is $1.00 fee for online payment for Sevier County, TN and the .73 cent stamp for Blount County, TN.

Of course like all meetups there are people there who have gone every month for probably 10 years and never done a deal. 

Properties in the Southeast of Mexico often offer ROI upwards of 10%-15% annually, especially in short-term rentals.Key Benefits:Tourism Growth: Mexico welcomed over 40 million international visitors in the first 11 months of 2024, surpassing 2023 figures. 

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on, and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.